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The Supreme Court initially rejected attempts to apply the Bill of Rights against States, so there was barely any mention of the Bill of Rights for its first 130 years. In 1925, the Supreme Court finally relented and began applying the Bill of Rights agai
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Constitution with the understanding that the amendments would be offered.
 
Constitution with the understanding that the amendments would be offered.
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The intention of these enumerated rights were expressly as limitations upon the general government.  At their introduction, they opened with the following:
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The intention of these enumerated rights were expressly as limitations upon the federal government.  At their introduction, they opened with the following:
    
:''The Conventions of a Number of the States having, at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added''<ref>[https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbc0001.2010madison38253/?sp=1 The conventions of a number of the states having, at the time of their adopting the Constitution...], [[LOC]]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=bMNgAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP90 Laws of the United States of America ; from the 4th of March, 1789]</ref>
 
:''The Conventions of a Number of the States having, at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added''<ref>[https://www.loc.gov/resource/rbc0001.2010madison38253/?sp=1 The conventions of a number of the states having, at the time of their adopting the Constitution...], [[LOC]]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=bMNgAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP90 Laws of the United States of America ; from the 4th of March, 1789]</ref>
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The Supreme Court initially rejected attempts to apply the Bill of Rights against States, so there was barely any mention of the Bill of Rights for its first 130 years. In 1925, the Supreme Court finally relented and began applying the Bill of Rights against States, by their incorporation into the [[Fourteenth Amendment]].<ref>https://www.uscourts.gov/news/2019/12/12/now-cherished-bill-rights-spent-century-obscurity</ref>
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
 
On June 8th, 1789, Madison proposed a series of amendments to the Constitution which would become the Bill of Rights.  These were intended for one specific purpose: to keep government small and constrained.  In his opening speech proposing the Bill of rights, James Madison said the following:<ref>[http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1786-1800/madison-speech-proposing-the-bill-of-rights-june-8-1789.php Madison speech proposing the Bill of Rights June 8 1789]</ref>
 
On June 8th, 1789, Madison proposed a series of amendments to the Constitution which would become the Bill of Rights.  These were intended for one specific purpose: to keep government small and constrained.  In his opening speech proposing the Bill of rights, James Madison said the following:<ref>[http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1786-1800/madison-speech-proposing-the-bill-of-rights-june-8-1789.php Madison speech proposing the Bill of Rights June 8 1789]</ref>
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